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Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by function_seven »

klinquist wrote: post #33
zeroonetwothree wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But this way I have 5 more minutes to code.

I add powdered caffeine to my morning Soylent. (really.)

Holy crap this is the most dystopian-sounding statement I've seen in a long time. (From the point of view of someone who's never heard of "Soylent" outside of the Charlton Heston movie)

I intend this humourously, by the way. If you're the type of person who hates bothering with food, seems fair to also skip brewing coffee and just get striaight to the source.

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by nkozyra »

qsymmachus wrote: post #28

DRM-free dirt cheap coffee: 1. Bring water to boil in a pot 2. Add 2 tbsp ground coffee per cup of water 3. Kill the heat, cover for 5 mins 4. Pour into cup through fine colander or cheese cloth Seriously it's delicious and you already have the tools you need in your kitchen.

8 p.m. Stick ground coffee in a filter. Submerse in water. Place apparatus in refrigerator.

:next morning:

Remove apparatus and filter containing coffee. Heat coffee for 1 minute in microwave. Significantly less bitter, delicious cold-brewed coffee.

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by markab21 »

bashinator wrote: post #53
parennoob wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I'm gradually coming around to an RMS-y way of thinking – having to tape small bits of an old K-cup onto my Keurig 2.0 is DRM bullshit that I have no room for in my life. Fuck them. Some people will use the new Keurig and its DRMed cups because it provides them with enough value. I will completely bypass this nonsense and make a DRM-free cup of dirt cheap coffee that stimulates my senses, as outlined in another…

Can I recommend an Aeropress? It's only a little more work than a Keurig (about the same as a french press), and makes some of the best coffee I've ever had. It's also $25, and has no moving parts or electrical components.

Yup,

I agree 100% on the Aeropress. I never thought i'd enjoy such a simple and in-expensive coffee making device as much as I do my Aeropress. I bought one to keep at my office too =D

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by lberk »

I really wonder how much money Keurig has wasted trying to develop DRM for their machines. Would have been better off putting that money into designing better machines.

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by misframer »

14113 wrote: post #68
guelo wrote: post #58

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Call me paranoid but I refuse to drink hot liquids out of plastic containers of any kind. A glass french press is the way to go.

As someone who owns (and regularly uses) an aeropress, may I ask why? Simply out of of curiosity, not out of disagreement.

I think it's because it is possible for materials in certain plastics to break down in the presence of heat.

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Post by acd »

Actually this is the same business model as consoles. Sell the hardware at very low to zero margin, make money on the capsules/games which sell at a premium.

Fun that they hacked this DRM with plain tape

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by codemac »

Well, due to content management, I can't click play on the video in the website?

> This video contains content from SME.

https://i.imgur.com/4wlnL22.png

This has happened multiple times to me, today, all from SME. So many things in life require scissors, tape, and hacks to qualify for "decent" to me now.

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by jdhawk »

fishtoaster wrote: post #37
qsymmachus wrote: post #28

DRM-free dirt cheap coffee: 1. Bring water to boil in a pot 2. Add 2 tbsp ground coffee per cup of water 3. Kill the heat, cover for 5 mins 4. Pour into cup through fine colander or cheese cloth Seriously it's delicious and you already have the tools you need in your kitchen.

For the price of a good fine colander, you could buy a $15 Mr. Coffee and automate much of this. People buying keurig machines aren't doing it because they don't know how to make coffee or think it's better tasting- they're doing it for the speed (30-60 seconds) and the convenience.

The second reason they've gained massive popularity is that people all want different shit.

"But I want Hot Tea" "But I want vanilla frappa-bullshit" "But I want Hot Cocoa" "Your coffee is too strong" "Your coffee is too weak"

It's the expensive convenient machine that shuts everyone the fuck up. What's the price on that?

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by abandonliberty »

munificent wrote: post #36

One way to look at the razors and blades business model that Keurig is doing here is like so: 1. The consumer purphases product A (here the coffee maker) on the normal consumer market we're all familiar with. 2. Doing so forces the consumer to purchase product B (here K-cups) on a different market. Keurig's goal is to control the second market. By making having all the market power, they can jack up prices to the con…

Loss-leader market models don't HAVE to abuse customers. We're just not comfortable with licensing vs ownership arrangements.

Often market forces put us here. Locked, subsidized cell phones with contracts or DRM printers are sold to get people into the market; they wouldn't buy it at full rate.

I don't want to be part of that deal so I buy the unlocked cell phone and DRM-free coffee machine. The alternative is very nearly theft.

Re: Keurig 2.0 DRM Bypass

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Post by girvo »

bashinator wrote: post #53
parennoob wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I'm gradually coming around to an RMS-y way of thinking – having to tape small bits of an old K-cup onto my Keurig 2.0 is DRM bullshit that I have no room for in my life. Fuck them. Some people will use the new Keurig and its DRMed cups because it provides them with enough value. I will completely bypass this nonsense and make a DRM-free cup of dirt cheap coffee that stimulates my senses, as outlined in another…

Can I recommend an Aeropress? It's only a little more work than a Keurig (about the same as a french press), and makes some of the best coffee I've ever had. It's also $25, and has no moving parts or electrical components.

Another developer and I share an Aeropress I bought (he bought the metal filter, a must for dark roasted coffee) at work. It's brilliant, and makes amazing coffee with little to no mess. Well worth the money, and much better than a DRM-laden landfill generator.
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